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Sunday, July 20, 2008

The Big Read

I saw this today at another blog (http://journals.aol.com/lizreeves2/Ourgrowingfamily/), and I found it pretty interesting. According to The Big Read (http://www.arts.gov/bigreadblog/), the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books on this list.

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Great blog. A fun reading game. In truth this list from the U.K. and compiled by the BBC has gotten mixed up with the NEA's Big Read and has spread virally through the internet. The NEA gives grants to communities across the U.S. The communities then choose among a few dozen (not 100)books and then provides free programs and resources for book group and classroom discussions. neabigread.org has more information if you are interested.

I'm a librarian and we get the NEA grant every year for The Big Read. The program is wonderful and there's nothing more awesome to see a teenager with purple hair, a businessman, a SAHM, and a mechanic all participating in a discussion of To Kill a Mockingbord!

Thanks for popping by the Hotwheel Hacienda - I hope to visit more often!

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